To My Organizational OCD, An (Unexpected) Thank You
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To My Organizational OCD, An (Unexpected) Thank You

I appreciate the way you constantly remind me to get sh*t done.

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To My Organizational OCD, An (Unexpected) Thank You
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Dear organizational OCD,

It was hard to understand you in elementary school when you would repeatedly remind me to complete pointless tasks. You only stopped once the task was completed and then assigned a new one.

In the middle school years, you transformed into compulsive list making. As I would try to sleep at night, you would force me to get up and write a chore on my list that I must complete the next day.

You would only be satisfied once I was able to check something off my list. You constantly instilled fear in me.

I feared that I would feel guilty if I did not complete tasks your way, which you made seem like the “correct way.”

As I am approaching my freshman year of college, I can thank you for complicating my mind.

Throughout high school, I was able to acknowledge you and block you out when you were overstepping your boundary. I thank you for never allowing me to forget homework assignments, upcoming tests or my work schedule.

You were like a personal assistant keeping me on track.

Thank you for keeping me motivated. You work well alongside your BFF, “Perfectionism.” You never allowed me to feel incomplete.

You forced me to reread things a few times until you felt fully aware that I absorbed the information. (Thanks for that.)

Also, thanks for screaming whenever you heard the opportunity to go above and beyond. You gave me no choice but to go the extra mile.

Also, I thank you for working alongside my morals and goals. I appreciate your ability to work as a team.

Thank you again,

Yours Forever

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